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Anyone that knows me, also knows that my family taps on some pretty nice pooters, while I, the one who pays the bills FROM WORKING ON THE POOTER owns a Boat Anchor, with software that pre-dates the internet crash of '2001.

Well, my Outlook Express, with ancient information, was corrupted the other day.

I wept like a little girl.

I pissed everyone in the house off.

My dogs are kicking back now...

I finally gave in and ....

I actually started a Yahoo Mail account...

I've never used a service.

My email addresses have been my own sites for over 12 years.

Within 8 hours, I HAD to upgrade it, 'cause they blinded me with the free version.

Well, CRAP - ....

I miss my Outlook Express, but can't shut down for a day to take it to a Pro and see if he can get me back in the groove.

Until then, two browsers open, grabbing email addresses from the sky, and having to send and forward with a yahoo addy -

Jimmy, if you want to venture into web-based email you might consider GMail. (Anything but YAHOO! - some folks even set spam filters to block yahoo mail ) With Gmail you can implement your own domain addresses for receiving AND sending and it is free. I also have a couple of personal web-based accounts through www.everyone.net. I have been using them for years for a couple of vanity domains I have. Lots of services, only a few bucks per year and very reliable. G/L

I have numerous gmail accounts. I set them up to download via Thunderbird (quit Outlook and Outlook Express YEARS ago) and to leave a copy of every email on the gmail server.

Since gmail gives you bucket loads of free server space to store your email, while allowing you to also download that email via Thunderbird/Outlook/Whatever -- it makes the ideal backup system.

Indeed, I had an email client go buggy on me before I started using Thunderbird. All I did was install Thunderbird, set up my gmail accounts in TB, and I was able to download all my emails all over again into TB.

I've been doing the TB/Gmail combo for a couple of years now and would never again waste time with Outlook Express and Yahoo.

How is it free with your own domain? I just checked into this for FriendsofJaclyn.org and G charges $50/yr per POP or IMAP account.

If you send me mail at bill@mylastname.net it comes through my Gmail acc't and when I "reply" the domain shows as bill@mylastname - only if you look at the headers does G appear. But, alas, you are right - I have not used the POP functionality and did not know they charge for that. Sorry... I am now embarrassed...

If you send me mail at bill@mylastname.net it comes through my Gmail acc't and when I "reply" the domain shows as bill@mylastname - only if you look at the headers does G appear. But, alas, you are right - I have not used the POP functionality and did not know they charge for that. Sorry... I am now embarrassed...

Oh... you don't send email via Thunderbird or such client? You totally use webmail?

Yup - totally web-based mail for the last couple of years. I can work on emial from anywhere I have an internet connection - my iPhone, even your computer if/when I fly to KPOU or Sky Acres. Even the "Orioles" email account we normally use to correspond is web-based - just a private label system to which I subscribe.

@Jimmy, I've tried 'em all - even that ol' Outlook Express (which, BTW, used to be my favorite). If someone checks the headers when I send them an email through GMail - they still (also) see reference to whatever domain I am using (registered to me). If ya wanna see fer yerself - PM me an email to use and I'll send you a couple variations of mine.

Count me in the list of Gmail fans. I "temporarily" switched from Outlook a couple years ago when I had a hard drive crash, and never found a reason to go back. Spam filtering is excellent. It's incredibly convenient having it web based, accessing it from my iPhone, etc.

The only minor annoyance is that it shows as coming from ####@gmail.com with a reply-to real email address.

Count me in the list of Gmail fans. I "temporarily" switched from Outlook a couple years ago when I had a hard drive crash, and never found a reason to go back. Spam filtering is excellent. It's incredibly convenient having it web based, accessing it from my iPhone, etc.

The only minor annoyance is that it shows as coming from ####@gmail.com with a reply-to real email address.

Michael, you might want to re-check your settings - 'cause I don't get that. I just tested (again) and the "from" on my receiving accounts (two other web mails systems, including the old AOL):

I always have used OE until last December when I got my new computer with Vista...

After using OE for over 10 years, I didn't wanted to use anything else, but when I got this computer, it didn't have OE, it have Windows Mail... At first I was afraid to use the Windows Mail because I didn't wanted to learn another email program setup...

So I give Windows Mail a try, and it was just like my old OE, but with many more good features than OE, and with better spam, and other nasty stuff protection than OE...

Bill and Bob, you can use Google apps free as you domain pop email account. I have it for several domains and I can now use email addresses that were spam bombed through the years but that still get legit email.

You only have to pay for pop if you want a lot of users in the same account. Skip where they ask you to upgrade and just use the free version.

I use Eudora and Google apps and one very cool thing is when I send an email locally through the G pop, it gets archived in my online account as well. So both sets of email are in sync. Plus anything that goes to the spam box doesn't get pop'd to your computer so periodically go login online and report spam that got through and check the spam box to upspam stuff they may have marked spam that isn't.

Michael, you might want to re-check your settings - 'cause I don't get that. I just tested (again) and the "from" on my receiving accounts (two other web mails systems, including the old AOL):

From: Bill Lastname <bill@lastname.net>

I've got to look at full headers to see the Gmail reference.

You're right. I just checked full headers on a recent one I sent and it's showing up as you described. It does show "Sender: ****@gmail.com" and has a few other (legitimate) Google references. I checked one of my oldest Gmail sent emails to see if it had changed over time, and that's how it was two years ago too. Perhaps Outlook (and maybe some other clients) were showing the Sender field. I remember that my emails would show up in Outlook as something similar to "From: ***@gmail on behalf of myreal@emailaddress.com".